Cereal Killer
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I also agree that the differences between comparable loudspeakers, whilst greater than that between comparable amplifiers, are smaller than many would have one believe. Whilst I don't think that two different loudspeakers would pass an AB test, an ABX test might be more difficult.
I wonder whether this convergence of performance is in any way responsible for some new loudspeaker designs deviating from the desideratum of a flat frequency reponse far more than would seem to be accidental. The rise at HF seen with some of today's designs, compared with the flat, or slightly drooping HF response of a few years ago might be a way of making purchasers "listen to all that detail".
In the way that the valve revival could be seen as a reaction to "all SS amps sound the same", I wonder if that sort of thing is now going on with some loudspeaker manufacturers who might struggle otherwise to persuade purchasers there's a reason to change their 'speakers.
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All assumptions.